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VideoPhilippines says China Coast Guard used water cannon on its vessels
The Philippines said the China Coast Guard used water cannon on two of its vessels on Tuesday, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the Southeast Asian country.Manila and Beijing have a long history of territorial disputes in the South China Sea, with several collisions involving Philippine and Chinese vessels in recent months, as well as the use of water cannon by the China Coast Guard.The latest incident happened near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, which has
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Bank executive on stand as Trump hush money trial resumes
Donald Trump's historic criminal trial resumes on Tuesday with testimony from a former executive of the bank used to make a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.Cohen, who has become a vocal Trump critic, and Daniels are expected to be star prosecution witnesses during the trial.
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VideoColumbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters
STORY: Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian activists who refused to take down a tent encampment on its New York City campus Monday – after the school declared a stalemate in talks to end the protests. University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in a statement that days of negotiations between student organizers and academic leaders had failed to persuade demonstrators to dismantle dozens of tents set up to express opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza. The crackdown at Columbia
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VideoHamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer
Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attacks.Returning to Qatar after the latest talks in Cairo, the Hamas delegation said it would "discuss the ideas and the proposal... we are keen to respond as quickly as possible," a Hamas source told AFP on condition of anonymity.Egyptian sources told Al-Qahera News, a site linked to Egyptian intelligenc
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Video'Challenging': UCLA student editor on protest coverage
STORY: The pro-Palestinian rallies have sparked intense campus debate over where school officials should draw the line between freedom of expression and hate speech. Some pro-Israel counter-demonstrators have accused the other side of engaging in antisemitism.Friedman, Editor in Chief of the Daily Bruin, says her university has taken a "hands off" approach, minimizing arrests and confrontation with police, unlike schools in Texas or New York.She described the challenges of reporting on the prote
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VideoClashes in Tel Aviv amid calls for hostage release
STORY: Protesters scuffled with Israeli police after blocking roads in Tel Aviv, five protesters were arrested according to a police statement.Talks to secure another ceasefire that would include the release of dozens of hostages resumed, after Hamas leaders visited Cairo for a new round of truce talks.Egypt's state-affiliated television said the Hamas delegation left Cairo for Doha and would return at an unspecified later date with a written response to the ceasefire proposal.But some hostage f
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VideoGunfire kills four police officers, wounds four more
STORY: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department chief Johnny Jennings said at a press conference that the the officers who were killed were part of a U.S. Marshall's Task Force, comprised of officers from multiple agencies."Tragically, there were three members of the US Marshals Task Force who were pronounced deceased and there were there were four CMPD officers who were shot." Jennings said.The officers who were killed were attempting to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted
